Early in the morning outside Cook County Jail, a group of new detainees stepped out of a Chicago police wagon and walked bleary-eyed into the bright sunlight before lining up inside against a ...

A 39-year-old inmate at the Athens-Clarke County Jail died Tuesday morning after being found unresponsive in his cell. Jail staff initiated life-saving measures and EMS transported the inmate to a ...

The Fayette County Jail could soon become one of the few facilities in the region to begin housing federal inmates. Fayette County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to enter into a ...

A Benton County District Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order in the fight over Franklin County commissioners taking the jail away from Sheriff Jim Raymond. The order does not make ...

RICHMOND, Ind. — A local man is accused of smuggling a controlled substance into the Wayne County jail and sharing it with fellow inmates. Jakob Michael Wayne Gaddis, 25, of Dublin, was charged ...

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A man's death is under investigation after officials say his body was found near Alvin on Wednesday afternoon. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office responded to ...

A woman is suing Clinton County Jail, alleging staff ignored her medical needs, leading to her hospitalization and near-death experience. Two lawsuits allege Clinton County Jail staff ignored the ...

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING AFTER A WOMAN INMATE IN THE COUNTY JAIL DIED. DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND THE 32 YEAR OLD WOMAN UNRESPONSIVE IN HER CELL LAST NIGHT, JUST BEFORE 1030.

By that measure, the Sarasota County jail has been overcrowded for more than 20 years. Through the first quarter of 2025, the jail’s average daily population (ADP) has been 1,129. The jail ...

Nelson Torres Morales died of an accidental overdose in the Ozaukee County Jail despite being on a withdrawal treatment plan. Torres Morales was arrested on May 30, 2024, and found unresponsive in ...

The cause of death for an inmate in the Athens-Clarke County Jail remained undetermined Wednesday. Clarke County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Keith Sims identified the man as Torrance ...

This move, which would give the county commissioners the responsibility of overseeing the jail and the courthouse instead of the sheriff’s office, came after a state audit revealed “financial ...